2002duck

Lots of bad breaks. We were too injured at RB, and our players were not allowed to or didn't want to play through injury. Lots of "what-ifs" as well. Maybe if there wasn't a pick 6 on the first play we could have won- despite the injuries and despite Mendoza. You never know! I expect the Ducks to be ranked in the Top-5 pre-season if Dante Moore comes back, and about #10 if we wind up with Leavitt. Hopefully Moore stays. That's about as good as it gets. It would make up for this loss (for me). This game was no big deal. I'm over it. I have no idea why any fan would not be pumped for next year. Have you seen our recruiting rankings? We're set up to be in every year. Can't win em' all.

I think I'll be rooting for Miami. I don't like Cinderellas, and I don't like disruption to the status quo. Miami and Cristobol are just about the last team/person I want to root for, though. I might only dislike Notre Dame and Alabama less.

I don't get this. Novasad isn't listed on the OUT list either, and he's obviously not going to be there on Friday. Also, the Ducks are in Atlanta now. Is Harris there or not? Don't see any reason to think he's going to play if nobody saw him walk out of the plane. Right? Well...Google says he flew on the plane and is Atlanta. Question answered. Good talk.

I'm waiting on a post submitted to this site about who is projected to transfer to Oregon if Dante Moore declares. I was just on ESPN.com and their second leading story is that Brenden Sorsby (Cincinatti QB) is visiting Texas Tech today, and then he flies to LSU on Sunday or some time in the coming days. I had hoped that if we beat TT that it might sway Sorsby to come here. It would be a 2 for 1. A win and a new QB. Hopefully, Sorsby can wait until after the National Championship to make a decision- and immediately book a flight to Eugene for a visit. If you google who is likely to transfer to Oregon, Google AI points to a CBS Sports article from a few days ago written by Cory Nagel: "If Moore exits, Oregon would be aggressive but selective in targeting its next quarterback. Names like Dylan Raiola, Sam Leavitt, and Josh Hoover would immediately surface as potential fits. The Ducks offer something few programs can: a proven pathway to statistical production and NFL credibility." Raiola or Leavitt? Are you kidding me?!?! No. This is Oregon we're talking about. Not Washington or UCLA. Come on.

Hopefully Moore stays, because it's slim pickings at the QB position outside of Brenden Sorsby from Cincinnati.

Austin will still be a part of the 2025/2026 Oregon Football Team, so he will "earn" a piece of the National Championship if we win it even if he won't be there in person.

The biggest issue and ridiculous problem is that ND automatically gets into the CFP if they only have 2 losses and are ranked in the top 12 starting next season. Seeing that they don't play anyone, they would be a bid stealer. For example, ND would not have been left out this year. The Committee ranked them 10th. Why on Earth would USC help ND by improving their strength of schedule- which might be crucial to being in the top 12 with 2 losses? What if ND already had two losses and played USC, who is trying to be ranked in the top 10, and ND takes away SC's spot at that 10th spot? No thanks. ND can play nobody and hopefully not get ranked highly, especially if they lose one or two games.

If I were projected to be a top-5 pick I'd 100% leave for the NFL. No question. Bo Nix was lucky to go to the Denver Broncos, but that was at pick #12- which is basically in the first third of the draft. Being #1-#5 gets you wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more money. If Dante Moore stays and gets picked worse than #12, then that might be a bad sign for our season. We need to keep things stable and not lose more than one game in the regular season (ever, ha!). If the Ducks are 11-1 or 12-0 next season, then Dante Moore will be exactly where he will be come this draft: a projected top-5 pick. So, destined for the Raiders, Browns, Jets, Giants, etc. I don't buy that he'll learn "so much" my finishing his senior season. If Herbert and Nix were projected to go in the top 3-5 after their junior years- they'd be gone as well. I think Novosad might be OK. I hope we don't see that Brock Thomas walk-on guy- what on Earth was that all about? Was Novosad out for the season? I say we need to dip into the portal once again if there is talent there. Cincinatti's Brenden Sorsby would be a good get if he doesn't declare.

Why on Earth would a departing coach do that?

I hate to say it, but someone needs to sell Altman on recruiting more one-and-dones. Getting Arenas next year is big, but we need more than one or two each year. Centers and shooting guards, especially.

Jon Joseph may have to contest this ruling. Ironically, I can bring another attorney into the mix- one that isn't retired despite being 82 years-old. My father's best friend from college and law school may be able to help. Paul Hancock was Chief of the Civil Litigation Division for the Florida Attorney General’s Office in 2000 (the AG was a Democrat), and argued on behalf of Al Gore in the Supreme Court, requesting that the manual recount be continued. I think Hancock and Joseph could make a compelling case that a co-winner be declared, but may settle for a consolation prize in which they are "promised" an easy victory for the Ducks against the Huskies.

Washington shouldn't be a problem but USC will be.

Fisch is 90% gone even before this afternoon's game. His wife moved to Arizona, Scottsdale I believe. The family doesn't like Seattle. They want a comfortable life in the sun, so UCLA makes sense. I'd be fairly surprised if Florida isn't able to get Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss. They'll just have to wait a while since Ole Miss is going to make the Playoffs.

But the Ducks were terrible for the longest time. My username gives my undergraduate degree date, but I think we've been pretty sharp lately. The school is not doing enough to make the stadium engaging. They need to make it a huge loss leader and more tickets to students. I am their target audience, and yet I don't go to every game. It's not pumped up enough. Like I said- more tickets for students and low income rowdy fans.

We are obviously a blue blood football program now. We need to get fans to focus more on basketball so we can be top tier. Football is set, 100%. If you were from the East Coast you wouldn't care at all about Portland or Seattle, let alone Eugene. This is as good as it gets for football. And when I say that I think we are rightfully the #1 or #2 team in the nation, and there is not much good reason we won't always be (good luck to us). But basketball? We need to embrace one and dones, and locals in Eugene need to stop crying about going to a corporate arena setting instead of Mac Court.